The Categories Of Geography

Question 1

What is physical geography?

Answer 1

•Physical geography is the study of the natural world.

•It includes rocks, soil, climate, rivers, volcanoes and earthquakes.

Question 2

What is human geography?

Answer 2

•Human geography is the study of humans and their behaviour.

•It will also look at how humans interact with the natural world.

•For example: refugees, cities, tourism.

Question 3

What is environmental geography?

Answer 3

•This is the study of the impact of physical and human processes on the environment and the potential damage that is caused by these processes. E.g global warming, pollution, destruction of the rainforest.